Dallastown Community Dog Park

The park is approximately one acre in size, free, and open to dogs of all sizes!

Requirements, Rules, and Regulations

Dogs must be state licensed, have all current vaccinations, including rabies and bordatella and wearing current ID tags at all time while in park. Dogs must be healthy, no contagious conditions.

Dogs must be a minimum of 4 months of age.

Dogs are not allowed to dig, fill immediately.

Open 8:00 am to dusk, no fee.

Waste must be collected immediately & placed in proper receptacle.

You are responsible for injuries inflicted by your dog to other dogs or people.

Area closed during wet conditions.

Open one gate at a time in the double-gated area. Open and close it before opening the next one to enter the off-leash area.

Dogs must be leashed when entering or exiting the fenced-in area.
(leash & unleash your dog inside the double-gated area)

Dog owners/handlers must keep their dog (s) in view at all times. (never left unattended)

Dogs showing aggressive behavior must be removed immediately.

Children under 49 inches in height are not permitted, adults must accompany children up to 15 years of age.

Food/treats (dog or human) are not allowed.

Handlers must be at least 16 yrs of age.

Excessive dog barking not allowed.

Limit (3) dogs per adult handler.

Dogs in-heat are not permitted.

Wear flat collars only.

No dog grooming.

No Smoking.

No toys, chairs, dishes or trash left behind.

Small dog toys permitted.

Dog Owner and their invitees shall indemnify, save harmless and defend the Dallastown Borough from any and all claims, actions, damages, injuries and/or expenses arising out of this activity or event at this facility. This off-leash Area is subject to compliance with the above conditions and rules/regulations and/or removal for any violation of said rules and regulations.

Dog Park Ground Breaking

August 28, 2010

The park is located in the back corner of the Community Park located behind the Rescue Fire Co. on S. School Place. It is approximately one acre in size and will be open to dogs of all sizes.

The Pomeranian-poodle mix, or pomapoo, got a bath Saturday at Dallastown Community Park -- the site of a future dog park that will cover about an acre.

To raise funds for a fence around the proposed bark park, members of the Dallastown Recreation Board held a dog wash.

"I think it's a great idea," Dallastown resident Nancy Geesey said of the planned dog park. Her daughter, Brittany, owns Squirt -- a rescued dog. "We live on Springwood Road, and there's no where to walk a dog there."

Nancy Geesey also liked the convenience the dog wash offered.

"I usually wash (Squirt) in the sink," she said.

Scott Shaffer, a volunteer organizer for the dog wash, said a fence around the dog park will cost about $5,000.

"It's a community-involved effort," he said of raising money for the park.

A dog park is needed in the area, said Bonnie Lepson of York Township.

"We have eight acres at home, but the important part is the socialization . . . interaction with other dogs," she said. "I think it's very important . . . It will get a lot of use."

Lepson's golden retriever, Chloe, got a bath at the event.

"She got the works . . . she's all cooled off," Lepson said.

Other pooches weren't so cool about getting clean.

"She hates to get wet," Beth Garber of Red Lion said of 8-year-old granddaughter Lexy Reeser's brown and white mixed English setter, Katy.

The dog wash made life a little easier for Carol Seitz of York Township. Her yellow lab Max can be a challenge to clean, she said.

"Actually, I'm going home to get my other one," she said of yellow lab Tanner. "They're just too big, and they won't stay in the tub."

Andrew Sliker of Dallastown turns to avoid the spray of water coming off Yogi, a redbone coonhound belonging to Jason Switek. Switek brought Yogi to the Dallastown Community Park to get him washed Saturday during a Dallastown Recreation Board fundraiser to help pay for a planned dog park.

(Photo by: Jason Plotkin - Daily Record/Sunday News)

Squirt, a pomapoo belonging to Brittany Geesey of Dallastown, gets a washing during the fundraiser at Dallastown Community Park on Saturday.

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